Two Burlington Police Department cruisers collided on North Avenue while heading to a call on Monday evening, confirmed Deputy Chief Bruce Bovat.

The official cause of the crash is under investigation, Bovat said. Bovat said neither officer had significant injuries.

The two cruisers had been on their way to a 911 hang-up, when they were alerted by dispatch that the call may have been accidental. A dispatcher re-routed the two officers to respond as back-up to a violent domestic disturbance in-progress on North Avenue instead, Bovat said.

While heading north on North Avenue, a cruiser driven by Officer Emily Healy, 23, crashed into the back of a cruiser driven by Officer Michael Beliveau, 24, Bovat said. Bovat declined to give the two officers' hometowns, citing potential safety issues.

"This is all under investigation," Bovat said. "We will review this to make sure everything was in accordance with department regulations. If something wasn't in accordance, we would address it as we saw fit through standard protocols."

Both officers were transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center's emergency room for evaluation. They were later released after being treated for minor injuries, Bovat said.

Healy's car received "significant damage" to the front, Bovat said. The exact value of the damage was unknown as of Tuesday evening.

A request to Bovat Wednesday afternoon about the value of the two cars was not immediately fulfilled.

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger emailed a statement about the incident on Wednesday afternoon.

"My office has been briefed about the crash and I was relieved to hear that our officers escaped the accident with only minor bruises and scrapes," Weinberger stated. "The Police Department is conducting an accident review, and I look forward to seeing the results of that investigation."

Bovat said both officers are fairly new to the department, having been employed by the Burlington police between one year and one and a half years.

Bovat said he does not expect tickets to be issued as a result of the incident.

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